CHENNAI: Square Yards, a real estate startup focussed on the NRI segment, has opened its office in Doha, Qatar. This is the startup's third office in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC region) after Dubai and Abu Dh

With affordability and safety of investment being the key for home buyers, the latest round of repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may see only a marginal improvement in demand and may not act as a catalyst to stimulate sales in this festive season.

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Monday said it expects newly-created business structure REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) to start functioning shortly, a move which will give a boost to the realty sector.

NEW DELHI: The fight between builders and cement manufacturers has reached the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the fairplay watchdog. The Confederation of Real Estate Developer's Associations of India (Credai) has filed a complaint with CCI against cement manufacturers, accusing them of unduly increasing the cost of cement.

NOIDA/ GURGAON: To control the cost of construction and make home prices work for the common man, the Confederation of Real Estate Developer's Associations of India, Credai, has moved the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against Cement Manufacturers who have been unduly increasing the cost of cement. Credai has also highlighted the violation by cement manufacturers of the Commission's "cease and desist" order of 2012. The 2012 order of CCI had held that the cement manufacturers had formed a

COIMBATORE: More than 50 people, of Kavundampalayam, Perianaickenpalayam and Karamadai petitioned the district collector Archana Patnaik on Monday, seeking action against a real estate promoter for swindling 1.50 crore.

MUMBAI: The euphoria over State Bank of India's 40 basis point (0.4 percentage point) reduction in interest rates is likely to get watered down considerably for home buyers. India's largest bank has said that the interest rate on new home loans will be only 20 basis points lower -less than half of the 50 basis point reduction in benchmark rates by the Reserve Bank of India.

BHOPAL: Former president of the Bhopal unit of Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) and Vyapam scam suspect Vipin Goel recently submitted CCTV footage of his residential premises before the Supreme Court claiming that no cash was seized by the special task force (STF) on the date as shown on record.